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A Glowing Invertebrate May Have Helped Kick Off the Vietnam War
2017-07-11 21:04:04| Extremetech
We've known for decades that the infamous events of August 4 in the Gulf of Tonkin that led to the Vietnam War probably didn't happen. What's been less discussed is what could have led two US Navy destroyers to believe they were under attack for hours with access to radar, sonar, and modern technology. The post A Glowing Invertebrate May Have Helped Kick Off the Vietnam War appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Study links insecticide use to invertebrate die-offs
2013-05-01 23:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The world's most widely used insecticide is devastating dragonflies, snails and other water-based species, a groundbreaking Dutch study has revealed. On Monday, the insecticide and two others were banned for two years from use on some crops across the European Union, due to the risk posed to bees and other pollinators, on which many food crops rely. However, much tougher action in the form of a total worldwide ban is needed, according to the scientist who led the new study. "We are risking...
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